Emun Elliott
Emun Elliott | |
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| File:Emun Elliot 2017.jpg Elliot in 2017 | |
| Born | Emun John Mohammadi 28 November 1983 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Alma mater | Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Emun Elliott (born 28 November 1983) is a Scottish actor, known for portraying Dr. Christian King in Paradox, Richie in Threesome, John Moray in The Paradise, Kenny in Guilt, and Tony Brightwell in The Gold.
Background
[edit | edit source]Elliott was born in 1983 in Edinburgh as Emun John Mohammadi.[1] His father is of Persian descent; his mother is Scottish.[2] He was raised in Duddingston, Portobello, Edinburgh, and attended George Heriot's School before beginning a degree in English literature and French at the University of Aberdeen.[3] Dropping out of university after a year,[4] he went on to train at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.[3]
Career
[edit | edit source]Elliott's television credits include Monarch of the Glen, Feel the Force, Afterlife and Paradox, in which he played the lead role of Dr Christian King. He also played Jay Adams in the BBC Three drama Lip Service,[3][5] and appeared in an episode of Inspector George Gently,[6] and in the crime drama Vera.
Elliott made his film debut in The Clan (2009). He appeared in Black Death (2010) and Strawberry Fields (2011).[5] He has lent his voice to the radio dramas Places in Between and Black Watch.[7]
On stage, Elliott has appeared in Black Watch as Private Fraser, a role he played for two and a half years with the National Theatre of Scotland.[4] In 2010 he played Claudio in a production of Measure for Measure at the Almeida Theatre.[5]
In 2009, Elliott was named as "one to watch" by Screen International.[8]
Elliott starred as Richie, a gay man who gets his friend pregnant, in the Comedy Central sitcom Threesome.[9] He appeared as charismatic 19th-century department store owner John Moray in the BBC One series The Paradise and played Andrew Brenner in the BBC One drama Trust Me. In 2019, he played Kenny Burns in the BBC Scotland drama Guilt.
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Television
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Monarch of the Glen | Danny | Episode 7.5 |
| 2006 | Feel the Force | PC MacGregor | |
| Afterlife | Tariq | Roadside Bouquets | |
| 2009 | Paradox | Dr Christian King | |
| 2010 | Lip Service | Jay | |
| Inspector George Gently | Damien Barratt | Peace And Love | |
| 2011 | Vera | James Bennett | Telling Tales (S1, Ep2) |
| Game of Thrones | Marillion | ||
| 2011–2012 | Threesome | Richie | |
| 2012 | Labyrinth | Guilhem Du Mas | |
| The Paradise | John Moray | ||
| Falcón | Basilio Sánchez | ||
| 2013 | Rubenesque | Grant | |
| 2016 | Jonathan Creek | Stephen Belkin | Christmas special: "Daemon's Roost" |
| 2017 | Clique | Alistair McDermid | Series 1 |
| 2017 | Trust Me | Andy Brenner | Series 1 |
| 2019–2023 | Guilt | Kenny Burns | Series 1-3 |
| 2022 | The Rig | Leck Longman | |
| 2023-2025 | The Gold | Tony Brightwell | |
| 2024 | Sexy Beast | Don Logan | Main cast |
| 2025 | The Guest | Richard Abbott |
Film
[edit | edit source]| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Then a Summer Starts | Luke | |
| 2009 | The Clan | Cal McKinley | |
| 2010 | Black Death | Swire | |
| 2012 | Prometheus | Chance | |
| Strawberry Fields | Kev | ||
| 2013 | Filth | Peter Inglis | |
| The Ring Cycle | Richard | Short film | |
| 2014 | Exodus: Gods and Kings | ||
| 2015 | Scottish Mussel | Leon | |
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Brance | ||
| 2017 | 6 Days | Roy | |
| 2018 | Tell It to the Bees | Robert Weekes | |
| 2021 | Old | Adult Trent Cappa | |
| 2021 | The King's Man | Black Watch Sergeant Major |
Theatre
[edit | edit source]| Year | Play | Role | Theatre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge | Marco | Young Vic, London | |
| 2016 | Lolita Chakrabarti's Red Velvet | Pierre LaPorte | Garrick Theatre, London | |
| 2017 | Fatherland | Royal Exchange, Manchester | ||
| 2019 | The Rose Tattoo | Alvaro Mangiacavallo | American Airlines Theater, New York City |
References
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- ^ a b c BBC - Press Office - Lip Service press pack: Emun Elliot plays Jay Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ^ BBC - Press Office - Inspector George Gently back for two new single dramas on BBC One Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- ^ National Theatre of Scotland - Emun Elliott as Fraz Archived 20 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- ^ BBC - Press Office - Paradox press pack: Emun Elliot is Dr Christian King Retrieved 24 December 2009.
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External links
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- Emun Elliott at IMDb
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- Living people
- 1983 births
- Alumni of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Alumni of the University of Aberdeen
- 21st-century Scottish male actors
- Male actors from Edinburgh
- People educated at George Heriot's School
- Scottish male film actors
- Scottish male radio actors
- Scottish male stage actors
- Scottish male television actors
- Scottish people of Iranian descent